Adjustable rope-tie.



W. G. PHILLIPS.

-ADJUSTABLE ROPE TIE.

APPLICATION FILED 0m16.191s.

1,300,006. Pate11tedApr.8,1919.

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. My invention previa@ convenienti and t seou're'tying for use with ropes,

' 'Another objeot .isf-toi provide l an f inexpensive automatic,y amjljusta'ble"y tying f device for general 'u 'se withiropesandv oords; j f

With these'andother objects inyiew, my

. inyention consists' inthei conslti'lotion;` loom* bination and ar angement oliiy 4parts h erein` after described andelaimed.

In ther accompanying V drawmgs' when-- y form a part of this speeifioation",

j of the rope tie show'nin Figf2.

rope ends.

`tie consists a movable plate 11 adapted to slide o n Vthe xed plate. with two hinged members: va' looking f me1n' Figure 1 sa view inp erspeotive .of a'rope tie embodyingthe prin'oiplesfoimy inven- Emsa.) EILESgCALrFoRNrA; AsIfGNbfR rebel/.111153145 f lkdeteilxtedl Apr-1S but'l smaller vrectangular piece v"of sheetfnetaln ging; guidewaysll endg/ll and holdingthe 1. movable plateeifn slidable'g oontaotwith the yliXeCl plate.; a f

Elpiyot shaft 1144 fixed vto one Aend softhat its ends: 25 and 26 y project laterally and'trn 1 v the movable plateand bentl atright angles tion, showing thefmethod -of atta ohing the of two partis a iiedfplate V19 and The movable"plate4 is provided ber 13.a`nda` Clamping member l.: 'The fixed plate `is fnlnedy of aV pieceyoi4 reetangular sheet `metal kbent 'longitudinally 'into a channel "ItsV sideslV and 17 are then bent outwardly zso as to Vform longiftudinal flanges 18 and 19, these"`flanges'being in transverse alinement with each. other. TonguesQO an"d`.21lr are stamped out of the channelseotionl near its ends'and-are bent outwardly and returned 'against the plate 'f 'lugsjSSand fpiyt shaft y35 is :fixedfy The projecting ends Q fofths'shaftwturnjinlugs 36 andy offthemovable plateandbent i serve asv bearing lugs: 'Dgwvm punched out upwardly' to toitslou'ter' :tace: T @Tlie `opposite endrr ofI the olampinggmember is narroysnedA aindrounded and bent, under to form a clamping tongue Y 29 whiehcooperates with Athe tie `bar' 21j uto Uf'gripv the` rope. 1 The gripping `lsurface .'29

tongue 29 is milled or furrowed tofincrease .its'friotional 'eleeh` be'rout of engagementl with the ropewhen it is to be released l" The locking yinemb 34 at its 4sides through which a kwardfly extending oatohteeth 38 are vformed on the inner yend ofthe locking member. I' (These, in their locking position, projectieVv ldownwardly Ythrough'the punching Vholes Y L 3 6. and y37 outlof which the lugs' and 37v were punehed', and engage the teeth'22 offthe A I. tongue, 3Q ispunohed out ofthe clamping member and bent outwardly to servey as aV `trigger by; whijh to lift l the clamping mem-V @mais formedfmiJ-f irregular'plece of `sheet metal with upturned 85.]

guide "bars 18 `and-19 to hold the movable i plate; 1n looked relation to the kfxed'plate.. L The *outer endof the locking member is A,

\movable plate. L Y Y o v One end of the rope 39 is narrowed and `rounded into a trigger 38 for f i n1am'ipulationv lunlocking and looking the" Operation: passed through the eye 20' formed by punolvA lng out the tongue20 and @Securely td t. v one end ofthe fixed plate. Itis then passed to form Arounded tie bars for theattaehmentr around bundle of ythe like, and is pulled their upper surfaces.

fory the l" movable 'plate i clamping member 1s pressed .against it by@ i through,

the eye 21 formed by punching l K tongue 21j It is then pulled tightand the f frnani'pulation of the trigger 3,0. v1t is evi-V zof dent that as the loose end of the rope 40 is released the backward pull of the rope against the clamping member 14 tends to pull it inwardly against the flXed plateand tighten its gri on the rope so that the rope is securely hel from slipping. When itis desired to release the rope, thefree end 40 is pulled as in tighteningl and simultaneously the trigger is manipulated to lift the clamping member 14- from engagement with the rope, whereupon the rope may be easily withdrawn. When itis desired to use a thicker rope than vthe one shown in the illustratiomthetrigger 3,8LV of :therv clamping member is pulledy outwardly/thus disengaging the ratchet teeth 88 fromv the ratchet. V22 and allowing the lookingy plate to be's'hifted ks0 as to enlarge the opening between the clamping member 14 and the tie bar 2l. The trigger is then -orced inwardly `toward the xedplate bringing the ratchet teeth into engagement with the ratchet and locking the plates in the new position Y Y WhilelI have shownv the preferredV construotion: of my adjustable rope tie as now known to me, it will be understood that variousl changesinconstruotion and arrangement of Copies of this patent may be obtainedv for five cents each, by addressing the parts may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim:

l. An adjustable rope tie comprising a fixed plate provided with tie bars and notched guide bars; a movable plate slidably mounted on said fixed plate; a clamping member pivotally mounted on said movable plate in coperative relation with one of said tie bars; and a locking member pivotally mounted on said movable plate, said locking member beingjprovded with catch teeth adapted to engage with the notches in said guide bars whereby said. movable plate is held in locked relation to said iiXed plate.

2. An adjustable rope tie comprising a xed plate provided with tie bars and notched guide bars; a movable plate-slidably mounted on said i-Xed plate; a clamping member pivotally mounted on said movable plate in coperative relation with one of said tie bars; and mea-nsffor holding said movable plate in locked relation tothe lixed plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name 'to this specication.

W. G. PHILLIPS.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D.- C. 

